1 Timothy 3
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Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται καλοῦ ἔργου ἐπιθυμεῖ
faithful · the · word · if · a certain · oversight · to stretch out · good · work · to desire
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δεῖ οὖν τὸν ἐπίσκοπον ἀνεπίλημπτον εἶναι μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρα νηφάλιον σώφρονα κόσμιον φιλόξενον διδακτικόν
it is necessary · therefore · the · overseer · irreprehensible · to be · one · woman · man · sober · self-controlled · well-arranged · hospitable · apt to teach
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μὴ πάροινον μὴ πλήκτην ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ ἄμαχον ἀφιλάργυρον
not · given to wine · not · quarrelsome person · but · gentle · uncontentious · not loving money
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τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου καλῶς προϊστάμενον τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος
the · one's own · house · well · to set before · child · to have · in · subjection · with · all · majesty
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εἰ δέ τις τοῦ ἰδίου οἴκου προστῆναι οὐκ οἶδεν πῶς ἐκκλησίας θεοῦ ἐπιμελήσεται
if · but · a certain · the · one's own · house · to set before · not · to see · how · assembly · God · to care for
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μὴ νεόφυτον ἵνα μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου
not · newly planted · that · not · to blind · into · decree · to fall into · the · slanderous
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δεῖ δὲ καὶ μαρτυρίαν καλὴν ἔχειν ἀπὸ τῶν ἔξωθεν ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα τοῦ διαβόλου
it is necessary · but · and · testimony · good · to have · from · the · outside · that · not · into · reproach · to fall into · and · snare · the · slanderous
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διακόνους ὡσαύτως σεμνούς μὴ διλόγους μὴ οἴνῳ πολλῷ προσέχοντας μὴ αἰσχροκερδεῖς
servant · likewise · reverend · not · double-tongued · not · wine · many · to attend to · not · greedy
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ἔχοντας τὸ μυστήριον τῆς πίστεως ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει
to have · the · mystery · the · faith · in · clean · conscience
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καὶ οὗτοι δὲ δοκιμαζέσθωσαν πρῶτον εἶτα διακονείτωσαν ἀνέγκλητοι ὄντες
and · this · but · to test · first · then · to serve · blameless · to be
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γυναῖκας ὡσαύτως σεμνάς μὴ διαβόλους νηφαλίους πιστὰς ἐν πᾶσιν
woman · likewise · reverend · not · slanderous · sober · faithful · in · all
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διάκονοι ἔστωσαν μιᾶς γυναικὸς ἄνδρες τέκνων καλῶς προϊστάμενοι καὶ τῶν ἰδίων οἴκων
servant · to be · one · woman · man · child · well · to set before · and · the · one's own · house
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οἱ γὰρ καλῶς διακονήσαντες βαθμὸν ἑαυτοῖς καλὸν περιποιοῦνται καὶ πολλὴν παρρησίαν ἐν πίστει τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ
the · for · well · to serve · threshold · himself · good · to reserve · and · many · boldness · in · faith · the · in · Christ · Jesus
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Ταῦτά σοι γράφω ἐλπίζων ἐλθεῖν πρὸς σὲ τάχιον
this · you · to write · to hope · to come · to · you · more swiftly
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ἐὰν δὲ βραδύνω ἵνα εἰδῇς πῶς δεῖ ἐν οἴκῳ θεοῦ ἀναστρέφεσθαι ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐκκλησία θεοῦ ζῶντος στῦλος καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς ἀληθείας
if · but · to delay · that · to see · how · it is necessary · in · house · God · to conduct oneself · whoever · to be · assembly · God · to live · pillar · and · support · the · truth
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καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ
and · confessedly · great · to be · the · the · godliness · mystery · who · to manifest · in · flesh · to justify · in · spirit · to see · angel · to proclaim · in · nation · to believe · in · world · to take up · in · glory
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- 16 Verses
- 206 Greek words
- 116 Distinct lemmas
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